Re: giant nadanet?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Ferdinan Meyer-hermann wrote:
>   To: mdj
>   Re: Re: giant nadanet?
>   By: mdj to comp.sys.apple2 on Sun Feb 08 2009 11:57 pm
>
> Hi!
> I seem to be the yougest, it seems... (18)
> but about the interesting stuff:
> There seems to be an old computer museum near Frankfurt that being run by a
> computer enthusiast and is said to also have a bunch of running ][s. I don't
> know how he thinks about csa2 and the stuff we're doing but it might be 
> interesting to talk to him (I really need to go there!)
> Well a museum would be nice, but I guess, it would be better for the real 
> enthusiasts like MJM, Alex Freed, Sean just to open their workshops fo
> visitors - assuming that they're at home. That would allow for people spread
> over the US (and maybe other countries as well) to see Apple ][s near them.
> A web page showing these locations should be created so that people could just
> come (after phoning/mailing that person, of course). What do you think?
> I think I'd show my stuff, although it's a very small collection (3 in total)

Since my stuff is at my home, that complicates access.  A public place
is, I think you'll agree, quite different from one's home, where one has
a reasonable expectation of privacy.  ;-)

Of course, there are always special cases...

> @MJM:
> When, do you think, will NN 3.0 be out and what are you going to modify? While 
> I'm waiting for the next run of A2VGA PCBs I'm working on my "Disk Server" 
> project that should allow to access remote disk drives. Well, it requires 
> NadaNet to be in AUX Memory, so I hope that before I continue I should find out
> what is subject to change that it will stay compatible.

The modifications from NadaNet 2.1 are:

  * new control packet format providing guaranteed collision detection
  * &BOOTCODE command replaced by &BOOT, supporting only "passive boot"
    of AppleCrates
  * new &BCAST command supporting broadcast data delivery
  * new &BRUN and &RUN commands simplify running programs remotely
  * new versions of most utility programs take advantage of new commands
    - new BPRUN uses &BCAST to broadcast BASIC program to all slaves
    - new CRATE.SYNTH uses &BCAST to broadcast voices and SYNTH program
    (Broadcast makes these versions much faster than the originals.)
  * new ATTACH program provides remote "console" for slave machines
    without requiring a Message Server

Most of the web site has been updated so everything is consistent with
the new NadaNet 3.0 release.

If I can get it done, it should be up in a day or so...  I'm planning
to leave town for about ten days, so it's a race against the clock!  ;-)

I was actually about to write an announcement post, so I'd be ready, but
maybe I've just jumped the gun.  ;-)

When I get the site updated, I'll post in a new thread.

-michael

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